Mistakes were made

[basementcalling]

First try on a fade with an airbrush. This mini portable one worked very well.
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On the railbox I think I did a couple passes to many. I need a better light.
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  The Roundhouse MILW is now what I was after. I'll keep playing with that one. 
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Ghost lettering is cool, but I miss my magna visor. Still not back in my own townhouse 22 months after my neighbors fire,  but I couldn't resist finally breaking ousome trains to do some modeling.

That's it for tonight. Tomorrow I'll start adding on heavier effects like rust and grime.

[Rivet Miscounter]

Well, I feel your pain....I would be happy to be making those same mistakes honestly.

And I think this is salvagable, depending on your era.  Mask the ribs, spot rust the roof, come back with a medium rust (thin/wash) coat all around, and go from there.

[ednadolski]

Always another option, is not hard to strip and repaint these cars. In such case the base car color can be mixed to as light a shade as you like to represent fading.

Ed

Edit - IIRC, Circus City makes RBOX decals with ghost lettering.  I have a set somewhere, tho I haven't yet gotten around to trying it.